Wallace to drive No. 88?

Kenny Wallace, who recently lost his ride at Furniture Row Racing, told a St. Louis newspaper Friday that he may be back in full time in Nextel Cup competition in 2008 in the No. 88 Ford for Robert Yates Racing. Current driver Ricky Rudd, who will make his 900th career start Sunday in California has announced that he will step out of the car at the end of 2007.

Wallace, who is racing the Craftsman Truck Series race at Gateway International Raceway outside St. Louis Saturday, said he is scheduled to meet with Yates Sunday in California.

"He called me up and said that his brother-in-law told him that the driver he needed to hire was right under his nose — me," Wallace said. "I told him that the manufacturer wanted me to drive his car last (time) but M&Ms wanted Ricky Rudd."